AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
West Yorkshire Combined Authority awarded an active framework call-off to SOFTCAT PLC for Blue Prism digital worker licences and production support. The published award value is £490,759.20 and the stated term runs from 26 October 2026 to 25 October 2030.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded for SOFTCAT PLC.
Market significanceThis is a four-year software licensing and production-support award made through the Bluelight Commercial ICT Framework.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SOFTCAT PLC
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-24ccfa71-a6a1-4e8f-b404-7da80f7928b7-1 · 490759.20 GBP · verified; awarded supplier
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The award names source supplier 'Softcat Pls'. Supplier verification matches Companies House number 02174990 to verified legal name SOFTCAT PLC by company number.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source status complete
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Process display_status is 'awarded', source_status is 'complete', and the document is titled 'Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder'.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-24ccfa71-a6a1-4e8f-b404-7da80f7928b7-1 has status 'active'.
Award decision date
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-16T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period
99% confidence26 October 2026 to 25 October 2030
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Award and tender contractPeriod state startDate 2026-10-26 and endDate 2030-10-25T23:59:59+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£490,759.20
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Award value and tender value are 490759.2 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceAllocated to the single recorded award and supplier
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One award is recorded, with SOFTCAT PLC as its sole supplier and award value of 490759.2 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Tender period endDate is 2026-10-15T00:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Award date is 2026-10-16T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence21 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished is 2026-10-21T10:54:49+01:00.
Stated contract start
99% confidence26 October 2026
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Contract period startDate is 2026-10-26T00:00:00Z.
Stated contract end
99% confidence25 October 2030
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Contract period endDate is 2030-10-25T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceBlue Prism digital worker licences and production support
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Process and tender title: 'Blue Prism Digital Worker Licenses and Production Support'.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 48920000 — Office automation software package
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Tender classification identifies CPV 48920000.
Delivery region
98% confidenceYorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address specifies Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom.
Lots
99% confidenceNo lot information published
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lots is empty and award lot_ids_json is null.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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Process and tender procurementMethod are 'selective'.
Route to market
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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procurementMethodDetails states 'Call-off from a framework agreement'.
Framework named in description
97% confidenceBluelight Commercial ICT Framework
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Tender description states the award is from the Bluelight Commercial ICT Framework.
Competition information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, bidder list, scores or evaluation results are provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
99% confidenceApproximately four years
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The published period runs from 26 October 2026 to 25 October 2030.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No extension or renewal terms are present in the supplied record.
SME suitability flag
95% confidenceYes
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Tender suitability records sme: true.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial model
97% confidenceFramework call-off for software licences and production support
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The title identifies licences and production support; procurementMethodDetails identifies a framework call-off.
Award concentration
98% confidenceA single supplier is recorded for the full published award value
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The sole award lists one supplier and a value of £490,759.20.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier source-name discrepancy
99% confidenceThe source names the supplier as 'Softcat Pls', while company-number verification identifies the legal name as SOFTCAT PLC.
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supplier_name_mismatch is true; verified_company_name is SOFTCAT PLC; match method is company_number.
Unpublished competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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The supplied data contains no bid count, tenderers, scoring, evaluation narrative or award rationale.
No lot-level allocation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No lots are supplied and award lot_ids_json is null.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published supplier name differs from the verified legal name: source value 'Softcat Pls' is matched by company number to SOFTCAT PLC.
- No bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation scores, award rationale or pricing breakdown is published.
- No lot titles, lot allocations or lot-level values are published.
- No extension, renewal or variation terms are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
SOFTCAT PLCWest Yorkshire Combined AuthorityBlue Prismdigital worker licencesproduction supportBluelight Commercial ICT Frameworkframework call-off
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Blue Prism Digital Worker Licenses and Production Support award?
SOFTCAT PLC, verified against Companies House number 02174990.
What is the published award value?
£490,759.20.
What is the stated contract period?
26 October 2026 to 25 October 2030.
How was the requirement procured?
As a selective call-off from a framework agreement, identified in the description as the Bluelight Commercial ICT Framework.
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